Job Description

The application window is expected to close on 8/31/25.
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Meet the Team
Acacia (part of Cisco) is a market leader in high-speed coherent optical transceivers, pioneering the development of coherent pluggable transceivers. Acacia's coherent products are deployed by all hyperscalers to inter data-centers over distances from a few kilo-meters to thousands of kilo-meters and even in submarine networks, also are deployed into many other optical networks through optical fiber or free space. Acacia is expanding optical connection product portfolio to short reaches for intra data-center applications.
Your Impact
The Leader of Product Line Management plays a crucial role in DSP ASICs developed by Acacia, driving from product definition to fully integration into high volume production products. To ensure successful product development, this leader thoroughly understands the product requirements, semiconductor industry cutting edge technologies, and closely work with cross functional teams including ASIC/DSP and optical module development team.
External-Facing: Closely engage to customers and actively present in relevant standardizations in order to drive product requirements and understand trade-offs.
Internal-Facing: Closely work with cross functional engineering teams, optical module team, product marketing team to define product specifications and schedules and go-to-market strategies.
Minimum Qualifications

• Typically Bachelors or Master in Electrical Engineering or Physics + 15 years of related experience, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Physics + 10 years of related experience.
• + 10 years of optical coherent communication systems, transceiver or DSP experience in product management, system architect.
• Experience in high speed coherent and PAM optical transceiver technologies and applications.
• Experience with the successful products through full product life cycle from concept to high volume productions.
• Experience presenting at customers and technical conferences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ASIC implementation including rough design flow
• Experience with ITU, IEEE, OIF standards and related topics

Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put - we power the future.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees have to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco's flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco's Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
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.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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